State v. Horning
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Des Moines District Coiort. The defendant was indicted for the robbery of one E. Lalor of one fifty-dollar bill, and two-five-dollar bills; was tried, convicted, and sentenced to the penitentiary for three years. He appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDay, J.
1. criminal law: evidence: good character. The defendant introduced a number of witnesses, who testified that his character for honesty was good, Respecting this testimony the court instructed as follows: “If you have found the defendant has heretofore had and maintained a good character, from the evidence before you, such will go far to rebut any presumption of guilt arising from circumstantial evidence against him, if any; but if there is positive evidence showing his guilt — that is, the testimony of witnesses, or one reliable or credible witness, whom you believe, who saw or witnessed the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State v. NorthrupSupreme Court of Iowa · 1878
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